Golden State won tonight so the chances of them moving under 8th place is now
very slim. So to me there is really no reason for the Jazz to not go for the
playoffs. It's not like this team needs another 2 lotto picks, all we need
is one more piece and some FA help. Harris is our PG, Hayward SG, SF(draft),
Milsap/Jefferson/Favors/Kanter at the 4 and 5. We don't really need a
whole lot of help, but the GSW would be awesome!

Lets see, valuable playoff experience for a team that badly needs playoff
experience to build for the future, or being able to pick a draft pick slightly
higher up in the teens and miss the playoff experience and extra playoff
revenue? And no, that 1 lottery ball in 100,000 does not amount to anything,
never happens! This is one of the craziest questions I keep hearing lately and
there is just no logic or common sense behind it.

Now if you live in
magic dream world, yes if we won the lottery, that would be worth not making the
playoffs, but that just does not happen unless you finish with one of the worst
records in the NBA so lets get real!!! Go JAZZ! Playoffs or Bust!

I think the draft would be a better route. I would not normally say that, but
this draft might be a special one. There are a half dozen impact players in this
draft, and that's why teams are tanking. We haven't played a team in
several weeks that really exploits the Al Jefferson freeze and watch the pick
and roll to the hoop. So give up a potentially great draft pick to watch A J
fumble through his defensive assignments. Maybe Corbin has grown enough to see
that the Favors, Millsap, A J combo covers some of this up.

@SegaGolden State still has a lock on the 7th spot--if they choose to take
it. Toronto and New Jersey play each other. Whichever wins will have the same
record as GS (assuming GS lose their last two). Both Toronto and NJ win the tie
breaker against GS, which puts GS in the 7th spot. All GS has to do is lose
their next two games, and they get their pick back. Is Vegas even going to take
bets on those games?

What did Al Jefferson say when he got picked up to play for Jazz. He believes
Jazz are a playoff team and he wants to part of it and for his family. Win it
and play the post season. Lottery stuff is a joke!

Finally was able to watch a Jazz game on ESPN last week. Offensively Jazz look
sound. Defensively what the heck. Magic guards were driving to the rim at will
around the pick and roll. Jazz did only slightly better in the 2nd half in
defending it. Combine that with no exterior defense (20 3 balls by the magic?)
and we could be in for a quick playoff exit.

All that said I still
wna to believe the potential is there. With the AJ, Favors, and Milsap lineup
we are bigger and stronger than anyone we should face. Would love to see that
lineup on the floor more and Milsap develop a better 3 ball. His midrange is
golden though. Was also impressed by Hayward. He did not score a ton but
scored when needed and is an excellent passer. harris also played extremely
well. You gotta think getting back into the playoffs is a motivating factor for
him.

The Jazz are deep to with the bench playing well every night. I
think the Jazz could make some noise, especially if the d steps up. Look out
SA. Jazz are playing much better than their record.

You always play to make the playoffs. Teams like Sacramento, the Clippers,
Raptors, Wizards, etc. have been in the lottery for years and have nothing to
show for it. There is no Kevin Durant or even a Blake Griffin in this draft. The
draft appears to be no where near as strong as it was once viewed, I don't
think any of the players coming out will become a superstar. That aside, nobody
plays to lose and if they do it is a bad atmosphere to be a part of, you never
want to come anywhere near a losing tradition. Plus the Jazz already have young
guys in every position but the PG there is no sense in getting any younger at
this point.LETS GO JAZZ!!! Tomorrow night is huge!

Playing to optimize your lottery possibilities is like quitting your job so you
would qualify for food stamps.

As so many other NBA teams have proven
over and over again, getting into the lottery does not mean you're going to
improve your team. We have some quality players on our team right now,
including some very promising youth. It's a nobrainer to have our current
core push and push as far as they can go, this season.

If the Utah
Jazz make it to the NBA championships in 2013 or 2014, it will not be due to the
10th round draft pick of this summer's draft. It will be because the top
10-12 players on our roster came together and played as a team on both ends of
the floor.

Tanking is for teams like the Warriors and the
Timberwolves. Hard work and the constant desire to improve are our Utah Jazz.

I was a little conflicted before I really thought about this and now I am
totally in support of the Jazz making the playoffs. I believe it does instill a
winning mindset in the organization and we may still luck out and get the pick
from GSW. Even if we don't though, we still could trade up and get a
lottery pick if there is someone the Jazz really want to go after, ala the 2005
draft when we traded up to the 3rd pick to get Deron Williams.

This team has shown they have a lot of talent. They don't need much to be
in the upper division just a good 3 pointer and some experience and they will
not need a lottery pick. Go Jazz beat the Suns and see where you go.

Sorry, but for the Utah Jazz this year, this is a ridiculous question.

If there is one thing the Jazz does NOT need right now is another promising
young player.

What the Jazz does need is to get playoff experience
for all its promising young players.

The only possible benefit the
Jazz could have in missing the playoffs is they may be able to dangle a group of
promising young players in front of some team to entice them to trade some of
their proven veteran experience to us.